Küçükçekmece Dental Implant Treatment, Brands, and Prices

In which cases can dental implants be applied?

It should not be forgotten that our teeth are an organ that affects not only our chewing, but also our speech, appearance, and even our personal charisma.

Implants can be applied in cases of single tooth deficiency, multiple tooth deficiency, and complete edentulism.

Who is a candidate for dental implants?

• Anyone who has a normal wound healing capacity,
• Good oral hygiene and a healthy bone structure with a sufficient amount of bone or the potential to reach a sufficient amount,
• No systemic diseases that pose an obstacle to the placement of implants (diabetes, advanced osteoporosis, etc.), can receive implants.

What are the advantages of dental implant treatment?

An implant is a robust, comfortable, and reliable application. The prostheses placed on implants create the most natural structure while replacing real teeth. During the process of replacing missing teeth, healthy teeth are left untouched. The fact that our healthy teeth are not cut down to make a prosthesis is certainly a very important advantage. In addition, implants have a much longer lifespan compared to other prosthetic options.

Particularly in our patients who have lost the chance to use fixed prostheses due to missing teeth, or who complain that their total dentures do not remain stable in their mouths due to bone resorption, implant treatment will be the first alternative that comes to mind.

Indeed, human life expectancy, which has increased with the development of living standards, has led many of us to demand a certain level of living comfort in advanced ages as well. Furthermore, using removable dentures from a young age is not something any of us would desire. Exactly at this point, implants offer us a great treatment alternative.

The effects of tooth loss are physiological as well as psychological. As a special application that replaces the natural tooth, the implant also offers a definitive and healthy solution to the physiological and psychological problems caused by tooth loss or congenital missing teeth.

What is Oral Implantology?

Implants are made of titanium in the form of plates, screws, and pins, which are placed for therapeutic purposes in place of lost teeth, have no side effects for the organism, and can function like a natural tooth after completing their integration with the bone tissue.

The tooth made on the implant looks like your natural tooth and performs naturally.

Implant application dates back as far as human history. Throughout various periods of history, people have seen mounting pieces onto the jawbone to serve as teeth as a solution.

Today, the most commonly used metal as an implant material is titanium. Titanium is a metal with excellent tissue compatibility that has been safely used in many fields of medicine for centuries.

Shaped into the form of roots, cylinders, or screws, titanium is made ready for use as a dental implant after undergoing certain special processes (special design acid-etching, laser texturing, etc.). These processes determine the quality of the implant.

As a result of tooth loss or trauma, physiologically occurring bone resorption causes a decrease in the level and volume of the jawbone. This situation prevents the applied prosthesis from fully performing its function. As a result, problems in chewing and speaking occur.

What are our treatment goals?

• To eliminate all kinds of edentulism and lost functions with implants and implant-supported prostheses.
• To eliminate single tooth loss without touching neighboring healthy teeth.
• To eliminate multiple tooth losses by making fixed bridges with the help of implants instead of removable prostheses.
• In cases of complete edentulism, it is not possible to make fixed prostheses instead of removable prostheses (dentures).
• Can implants be applied at any age?
• Yes. Only, bone development must be completed in young people. This occurs up to the age of 16-17 in girls and 18 in boys.
• There is no upper age limit for adults. It can be applied to people of any age whose general health condition is suitable. Elderly people need dental implants more because they have lost more teeth and have resorption in their jawbones.

Are all dental implants successful?

For the success of implants, good general health, i.e., having sufficient "healing potential," accurate diagnosis, and correct cleaning and maintenance of the implant are required. In addition, appropriate surgery and a suitable prosthesis must be performed by the physician. Furthermore, heavy smoking and/or excessive alcohol consumption will negatively affect success. Depending on the above factors,

What is the lifespan of dental implants?

The first patients have been successfully using their implants for more than thirty years. This duration depends on several variables such as general health condition, daily care and cleaning of the implant. Still, as with any other medical intervention, in principle, while it is not possible to give a lifetime guarantee, implant success can vary between 90-100%.

Situations where implant placement is not possible;

Placing implants may be inadvisable due to certain physical disorders or conditions. These are:

1. Advanced bone resorption
2. Major heart conditions
3. Blood clotting disorders
4. Rheumatic diseases
5. Extreme frailty and similar conditions
6. In patients with diabetes; cases where diabetes is uncontrolled and not stable
7. Unsuitable, insufficient or anatomically risky jawbone structure
8. Patient's unsuitability for surgical procedures (extreme fear, anxiety)
9. Patient's poor financial status (Being an expensive procedure)
10. Situations where the patient cannot fully maintain oral hygiene (oral cleaning) after the implant.

What if the treatment fails?

The implant can be removed with a very simple procedure and the site heals by itself.

Are implants rejected by the body?

Implants are mostly made of biocompatible materials called titanium. Since titanium is not a living substance, it does not create an antigen-antibody reaction as in heart and kidney transplantations. Therefore, a "tissue rejection" is out of the question.

Is there a risk of cancer?

There is not a single example in the world of medicine and dentistry showing that dental implants cause cancer.

Are dental implants applied for cosmetic reasons?

The primary application area of dental implants is the elimination of missing teeth. While eliminating missing teeth, cosmetic improvements can also be achieved.

Can a guarantee be given?

Scientific studies have shown that implant success varies between 90-100%. However, as with any medical intervention, it is not possible to provide a guarantee for implants. Nevertheless, the necessary conditions to increase treatment success are brought together with utmost care in our clinic.

What are our basic criteria that determine our treatment success?

First of all, case selection, meaning making the correct indication, is the primary condition for treatment success.

• Correct prosthetic planning
• Suitability of clinical conditions (readiness of necessary surgical equipment and sterilization conditions)
• Demonstration of sufficient surgical skill
• Choosing implant brands whose clinical reliability has been proven based on years and a large number of cases.
• And maintaining the same care and skill while constructing the superstructure (implant-supported prosthesis).
• These are our fundamental criteria that keep our treatment success high.

Is an implant an expensive treatment?

Implant applications require a series of complex and long-term procedures. Therefore, they also require higher expenditures than routine dental services. In a survey conducted with patients who completed their implant treatments, patients stated that they got their money's worth and would have the same procedure done again if necessary.

Will I have any discomfort during and after the operation?

The operation can be performed without any pain or discomfort using local anesthesia and sedation. General anesthesia can also be applied when necessary. After the operation, there may be mild pain or swelling, which could also be felt after any tooth extraction. These can be easily relieved with painkillers and necessary precautions.

How long does the placement operation and the completion of the prosthesis take?

The duration of the surgery can range from half an hour to a few hours, depending on the number of implants to be placed and the patient's condition. After the operation, a waiting period of about 3-6 months is required for the implant to fuse with the bone (osseointegration). Afterwards, prostheses are placed on these implants with an application lasting a few sessions.

Another option is active surface implants, which can be applied by overlooking a small cost difference. These new types of implants, which reduce the fusion (osseointegration) period to 2 weeks and thus allow for much faster prosthesis construction, can also be preferred depending on our patients' time constraints.

In cases where certain suitable conditions can be met, prostheses can also be made without any waiting period.

Utilizing all the possibilities of modern dentistry, these prostheses are engineering marvels.